Design Thinking

from Designer & Designer · host Brian Fling, Joe Alterio

Mentioned in this episode: - Natasha Jen's talk "Design Thinking is Bullsh*t" - Design thinking origin story by Jo Szczepanska - Khoi Vinh's "In Defense of Design Thinking, Which Is Terrible" Recorded at Cloud Studios in Seattle. Got something to say to us, good, bad or ugly? You can always email us at [email protected]

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Our very first episode! Meet designer Joe Alterio and designer Brian Fling, hear about their backgrounds as designers and how they became friends. Why do a podcast about design now? For the main episode topic, they dive into their differing views on Design Thinking. What is it? Does it work? Does it actually benefit designers, or is it a system of control for creative thought?

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